One day, when the Cubs perhaps enjoy the perennial success they appear set up for, President Theo Epstein might reflect on this weekend as the time legitimacy arrived for good.
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Chicago Cubs starter Jake Arrieta, right, scores on a sacrifice fly by Addison Russell as San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey looks on during the second inning of a baseball game, Sunday, August 9, 2015, in Chicago.
It is hard to lose wars of attrition and advance in the standings.
The Giants concluded a 10-game road trip with a 3-7 record. He also tripled and scored in the second as the Cubs won for the 10th time in 11 games. Closer Hector Rondon worked out of a bases-loaded, nobody out jam in the ninth to secure the Cubs first four-game sweep of the Giants at Wrigley since 1977.
While the crowd of 39,939 cheered wildly, Blanco had a few words with home plate umpire Jim Reynolds about the final pitch. There was no recourse for the Giants to appeal.
They came from concourse – Sweep!
He threw 101 pitches, including 69 strikes. “In the beginning, I take it like really personal, but after that I think about it and you can’t put those guys in the bench”. “It didn’t play out like we all thought it would – bases loaded, nobody out”.
Despite their glittering recent form, third-placed Chicago are still 8.5 games behind in National League Central, even though leaders the St Louis Cardinals lost 5-4 to the Milwaukee Brewers. He walked four, but allowed just one run and three hits. 500 at that point. In the interim, they’ll go back to Ryan Vogelsong, who started Friday’s loss in Chicago, and hope for the best. They’ll have to get through this next homestand against the Astros and Nationals, at minimum, before Panik and Leake are eligible to return.
Giants: LF Nori Aoki left in the third inning after getting drilled in the helmet by a 92 miles per hour fastball from Arrieta. Aoki hit the ground immediately, and a Giants trainer came running out of the dugout to tend to the Japanese outfielder. Aoki said he felt initial nausea that passed quickly.
“Starlin will be fine”, Rizzo said.
Well, I am about to pack up in the Wrigley Field press box for the second time tonight.
Their last chance went unclaimed.
Giants right-hander Jake Peavy (2-5) allowed two runs and four hits in five innings.
Arrieta is 7-1 with a 1.23 ERA in his last 10 starts dating to a four-hit shutout at Minnesota on June 21.
Giants: C Andrew Susac (strained right thumb) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday…. This was on display during this San Francisco sweep, in which Maddon managed like a playoff series. But in terms of pitch count, he operated at a steep deficit all afternoon.
Dexter Fowler was a homophone with batting gloves, fouling off an astounding 13 pitches while seeing 25 overall in his three at-bats against Peavy.
San Francisco scored three runs in the top of the ninth, with both being charged to James Russell, but it proved to be too little, too late for Bruce Bochy’s club. That was impressive how he didn’t stop going after him.
“Because of the division we’re in, the two teams ahead of us, we know they’re not slowing down and we don’t intend to either”, Arrieta said. Just get in the box, like all his other teammates did, and not kick dirt around and listen to his intro song. Szczur joined the Cubs for the sixth time this season…. Red Sox 7, Tigers 2 • Jackie Bradley Jr. homered and drove in a career-high five runs to lift visiting Boston. Bryant extended his hitting streak to seven games, and his RBI single Sunday gave him 65 RBI, the most among rookies.
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Hernandez pitched seven innings, giving up two runs and six hits. “The bullpen, we still have to get that on firm ground”.
